Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate called “the big unknown” for Idalia’s impact on Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as the potential impact on their agriculture. (August 30)
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Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before…
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 3
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 but has been downgraded to a Category 1.